Contents:
- Medical Video: How Much Sodium (Salt) Should You Eat? The Salty Truth
- The maximum limit for eating healthy salt in one day
- The amount of salt that can be consumed if you have a chronic disease
- 1. Low salt diet I
- 2. Low salt diet II
- 3. Low salt diet III
- Why can eating large amounts of salt make blood pressure rise?
- How much sodium is contained in salt?
Medical Video: How Much Sodium (Salt) Should You Eat? The Salty Truth
In one day, how much salt do you consume? Indeed, savory and salty foods are tasty and tasty, but do you know that eating too much salt can cause a variety of chronic diseases? In fact, you can blame all the salty foods because it causes fat in the body to accumulate.
Many people do not realize that they have eaten a lot of salt, whereas salt should be limited to intake in one day. Then what is the maximum limit of eating good salt in one day?
The maximum limit for eating healthy salt in one day
According to WHO, the maximum limit of eating salt in one day is 1 spoon, equivalent to 6 grams. These conditions if you are healthy and do not have a history of high blood pressure or chronic disease. People are healthy, it is still recommended to consume salt less than the maximum limit or 6 grams because of high sodium levels, which is around 2300 mg.
The amount of salt that can be consumed if you have a chronic disease
If you experience diseases such as coronary heart disease, stroke, or diabetes mellitus, then you should adopt a low salt diet. This diet aims to control blood pressure and prevent fluid accumulation (edema) which often occurs in patients who experience chronic diseases. There are a number of low salt diets that can be adapted to your current condition:
1. Low salt diet I
In this diet you are no longer allowed to add salt to your food. Because sodium intake is allowed around 200-400 mg, while sodium is also present in the food you eat. A salt diet is applied if a person has very high blood pressure and has a body swelling.
2. Low salt diet II
If you apply this diet, you can only eat as much as a quarter teaspoon of salt or equivalent to 1 gram of salt. A low salt diet is carried out in patients who experience body swelling but their blood pressure is not too high.
3. Low salt diet III
This diet allows you to add about half a teaspoon of salt per day and is only done if you have mild high blood pressure.
To find out which diet is right for you, it's best to check and consult this with a nutritionist.
Why can eating large amounts of salt make blood pressure rise?
So here it is, in salt there is a mineral substance called sodium. actually a lot of foods that contain sodium, not just salt. But indeed, the highest amount of sodium is in salt.
Sodium is needed by the body to maintain electrolyte and fluid balance. Sodium deficiency will make all organ functions disrupted, because basically sodium is needed in all activities carried out by the body.
However, sodium can be a 'host weapon' when you consume it in large quantities. When you eat foods that contain high salt, sodium will be absorbed directly by the body and into the bloodstream. Because it binds water, sodium can make more fluid bound in the body, so that it requires the heart to pump harder to push blood throughout the body. This then causes your blood pressure to increase.
How much sodium is contained in salt?
According to data from the American Heart Association, here is the amount of sodium based on the amount of salt per teaspoon:
- A quarter teaspoon of salt contains 575 mg of sodium
- Half a teaspoon of salt contains 1,150 mg of sodium
- Three quarters of a teaspoon of salt contains 1,725 mg of sodium
- One teaspoon of salt contains 2300 mg of sodium
Therefore, healthy people should not exceed one teaspoon of salt use in one day, because it increases the risk of experiencing various heart diseases.
